Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Athmar rated the exacerbation of the situation in the country after the withdrawal of the US troops phrase “this is not a civil war.” This is reported by Izvestia.
According to him, the war in the republic was unleashed by an international terrorist network, which includes not only the Taliban, but also terrorists from Central Asia, China, Pakistan and the Al-Qaida organization forbidden in Russia.
“No, this is not a civil war. And she was never that there would be no such thing. On the one hand, we see the involvement of foreigners into the conflict, on the other – the goal that these foreigners persecute is not coming down only to Afghanistan. This is Threatens the entire region and the international community. So what once again repeat – it has never been a civil war, it’s not it now and will not be in the future, “the atmo emphasized.
Afghanistan Foreign Minister urged all nations to combat the overall threat to neutralize it. He added that it is not about involving Afghanistan, but about partnership with those countries that present common interests, in particular Russia, USA, China, India, as well as Iran and Saudi Arabia.
According to him, countries supporting terrorist organizations, “cultivating such a monster, will eventually receive Frankenstein,” which will turn against them. ATMAR added that the republic is ready to connect to the negotiations “Taliban” (the organization is prohibited in Russia), but provided that the life of the country should be determined by the will of the people, and there should be no foreign force on its territory. The government is ready to dialogue with the Taliban, when they stop supporting terrorism.
The diplomat stressed that at present the country is forced to count on its strength and does not depend more from the United States. “This region has always been influenced by terror networks and organized international crime. These are our common enemies, we want the Americans to help us, but we expect that all the countries of the region will be engaged in such a struggle,” he concluded.
Taliban’s forces were activated after the beginning of the conclusion of US troops and NATO countries from the country. They began to seize extensive territories and announced the control over most of the state borders. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accused the United States to exacerbate the situation in the Afghan territory. In his opinion, the current situation was formed due to the sharp conclusion of American troops.